Kindergarten and 1st Grade Science Activities : Page 4

Take the art making outside: have your first grader make a clay relief sculpture of the natural world. This is a great activity for summer.

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

This experiment works due to a simple principle: plants need light. Build a shoebox maze and watch the plant work though the obstacle course, searching for sun.

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

The objective of this science fair project is to examine the effects of temperature on salt and water solutions, as they form crystals over time.

In this science fair project, students discover how sedimentary layers form as sediments like mud, silt and sand settle over time.

In this hands-on activity, kids learn what it takes to foster seedlings into full-grown plants, all in a regular old soda bottle!

Teach your first grade scientist the difference between liquids and solids using maple syrup.

Alive or not? This yeast experiment you can conduct with your little scientist explores the answer to this timeless question.

Here's a science activity that lets a first grader use an empty dish detergent bottle to create his own fountain as he explores air pressure.

This classic children's game-connecting two cups with a string-demonstrates sound's ability to travel through air vs through a solid.

Build a bird feeder science craft that brings birds to your yard, and a smile to the whole family's face.

In this simple and social activity, children use size comparison skills to find objects in nature that are bigger, smaller, longer, and shorter.

This science experiment examines the role of fat in food, especially in making bread rise and whipping cream.

Help kids tap into their inner inventor by teaching them how to make peanut butter through trial, error, and lots of taste testing!

Introduce your child to the world of motion and physics with a bit of marble play inspired by Sir Isaac Newton!

Encourage your kindergartener to investigate and chronicle the weather she observes during the coldest months of the year.

In this experiment, students will create their own version of coquina, a sedimentary rock thatâs formed by seashells and sand, cemented by seawater minerals.

In this experiment you will replicate the mummification process by making a hot dog mummy.

In this science fair project, kids measure how weather conditions affect how fast a puddle evaporates.

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.

This simple project makes young children aware of their sense of smell and its capacity for providing them with information about their world.

Introduce your child to science with something they see everyday--their shadow!

Use simple materials to build a "worm hotel" with your kindergarten soil scientist...and see what worms really do all day.

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

Satisfy your kindergartener's fascination of different sounds with this easy science project, where they'll use their ears instead of their eyes to identify sounds!

This is a fun and inexpensive project and it's a great way for your child to build basic geometry skills, like shape recognition and pattern/angle familiarity.

Help children understand the power of germs and the importance of hand washing with this visual activity that introduces the concept of scientific inquiry.

This kindergarten science activity will help her explore the changing states of matter which transform an egg from raw to soft to hard-boiled.